Queen Camilla Can't Join the Family WhatsApp Group For a Funny Reason

Queen Camilla is currently on a royal tour of Australia and Samoa with King Charles, but her family won't be expecting a reply on WhatsApp anytime soon. In a new interview, Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles, opened up about his mom's aversion to cell phones and using WhatsApp, in particular.

In an interview with Woman & Home (via the Express), Parker Bowles discussed how he keeps in contact with his mom when she's traveling for work. "She's working a lot harder." He continued, "She's always worked quite hard [so] it's still the case of, I ring my mother, she doesn't answer, I look on the television [and think] 'Ah! She's in Jersey.'"

Another reason that Parker Bowles finds it difficult to keep track of his royal mom is because she refuses to update her cell phone. When asked if the Parker Bowles clan has a WhatsApp group, the food writer revealed, "We do—my children, my sister, and my cousins—but my mom still uses an old-fashioned Nokia telephone, [so] she can't. I think it's for security."

While keeping in touch via WhatsApp isn't possible, it appears that Parker Bowles' children love spending time with their royal grandparents. Parker Bowles told Love Your Weekend (via the Express), "The children, of course, don't really know any different. So 'Uppa,' as they call the King, they've grown up with this man that they all love and think is wonderful."

While promoting his new book, Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III, the food writer elaborated on what it's like being Queen Camilla's son. "If anyone ever meets my mother, they always ... I mean, a son would say this, but she’s someone I love going to have dinner with," he told the The Times.

Parker Bowles continued, "And I go for a walk with her in Scotland. You’re always going to have your rows, differences of opinion. It would be very odd if we agreed [on] everything. Creepy. I certainly would annoy her sometimes."